# applied

Pronunciation: say "uh-PLYD" /əˈplaɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of apply. — simple past and past participle of apply
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of apply. Use this form when the action already happened.
   - _He applied pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding._
   - _The new rules were applied across every department._

## Adjective

2. Concerned with putting knowledge to practical use in solving real problems, rather than studying it only in theory; used especially of a branch of science or study.
   - Simple: Used to solve real, practical problems, not only studied as an idea, as in applied science.
   - _The institute funds applied research aimed at immediate industrial needs._
   - _Students in the applied physics program spend most of their time building and testing real devices._

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